Autonomous reconfiguration
All configuration changes in LCFG (and similar systems) involve a change to the specification on the central server, and a recompilation of the configuration
This is not suitable for transient configuration changes, and is ultimately not scalable
In theory, some aspects of the configuration can be delegated to small groups of machines
- A group of machines could be allowed to decide amongst themselves which one should provide DHCP service for the group
- If the DHCP server fails, the group could reconfigure automatically to use a different server without central reconfiguration
Standard P2P protocols are available which can be used to implement this type of functionality …